Crash of a Beriev A-50U off Kyrylivka: 11 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 14, 2024 at 2112 LT
Operator:
Registration:
RF-93966
Survivors:
No
MSN:
00834 76298
YOM:
1988
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
Coded 37 Red and operated by the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS-Vozdushno-kosmicheskiye sily Rossii), the airplane was engaged in a survey mission of the south Crimea area when it was apparently shot down by Ukrainian Forces and crashed into the Azov Sea off the city of Kyrylivka. It is believed that all 11 crew members have been killed.
